Maddie Gaw
@maddieturg.bsky.social
Writer, Subject Matter Expert on Animorphs, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Riverdale.
Read me at https://maddiegaw.substack.com/
Read me at https://maddiegaw.substack.com/
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Me, waking up this morning, to 2026:
January 1, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Me, waking up this morning, to 2026:
Finally my long national nightmare of Stranger Things is over
January 1, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Finally my long national nightmare of Stranger Things is over
It brings me no pleasure to participate in Stranger Things discourse. But here are my stray thoughts.
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It brings me no pleasure to participate in Stranger Things discourse. But here are my stray thoughts.
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Some people say Wake up Dead Man is an unrealistic portrayal of the Catholic Church, but it opens with a priest committing assault and then quietly being moved to another parish. So that's authentic, in fairness.
December 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Some people say Wake up Dead Man is an unrealistic portrayal of the Catholic Church, but it opens with a priest committing assault and then quietly being moved to another parish. So that's authentic, in fairness.
Is this why I didn’t like Wake Up Dead Man as much as others? lol
Holy shit they start talking about spiritual warfare right off the bat.
"This is some Protestant shit"--my sister
"This is some Protestant shit"--my sister
OK my fam has decided I'm watching wake up dead man whether I want to or not. And I don't have enough alcohol in me.
December 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Is this why I didn’t like Wake Up Dead Man as much as others? lol
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I’ve really been enjoying Pluribus. For one thing, the realism! Carol is a writer, but once there’s the slightest excuse to not work, we never ever see her write.
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I’ve really been enjoying Pluribus. For one thing, the realism! Carol is a writer, but once there’s the slightest excuse to not work, we never ever see her write.
Desperately trying to re-launch my website so that I can publish a timely media log on there instead of crawling back to S*bst*ck.
December 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Desperately trying to re-launch my website so that I can publish a timely media log on there instead of crawling back to S*bst*ck.
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Posting the sign so I can tap it when necessary.
December 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Posting the sign so I can tap it when necessary.
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there were like 4 distinct massive tragedies this weekend why was this weekend evil
December 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
there were like 4 distinct massive tragedies this weekend why was this weekend evil
Stand By Me will always be my favorite film of all time. I'm so heartbroken to hear about what happened to Rob Reiner and his wife today 💔
two boys hugging each other with the words stand by me below them
Alt: two boys hugging each other with the words stand by me above them
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Stand By Me will always be my favorite film of all time. I'm so heartbroken to hear about what happened to Rob Reiner and his wife today 💔
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me when an ai tool offers to "help"
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
me when an ai tool offers to "help"
He’s right and he should say it!
Paul Dano is amazing in THE FABELMANS, truly tragic and sad but full of love for his family.
Also, Dano is INCREDIBLE in THERE WILL BE BLOOD. He does exactly what the role requires and goes beyond.
Finally, Dano brings real relatability and empathy in SWISS ARMY MAN.
Paul Dano - great actor.
Also, Dano is INCREDIBLE in THERE WILL BE BLOOD. He does exactly what the role requires and goes beyond.
Finally, Dano brings real relatability and empathy in SWISS ARMY MAN.
Paul Dano - great actor.
December 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
He’s right and he should say it!
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me: i can’t write a book
a published author: we came from fire and return to fire, that we move forward only because we have learned to tame some fires, that here at least untamed fire is the greatest present threat to life,
a published author: we came from fire and return to fire, that we move forward only because we have learned to tame some fires, that here at least untamed fire is the greatest present threat to life,
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
me: i can’t write a book
a published author: we came from fire and return to fire, that we move forward only because we have learned to tame some fires, that here at least untamed fire is the greatest present threat to life,
a published author: we came from fire and return to fire, that we move forward only because we have learned to tame some fires, that here at least untamed fire is the greatest present threat to life,
Nothing like starting the work day wanting to cry in the bathroom lol
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Nothing like starting the work day wanting to cry in the bathroom lol
Had a nice birthday, felt very affirmed about my life, energized about creative projects. 2020-2025 has been very hard for me. And while the world is still a shit show, I do feel like in the past 12 months I’ve gotten to a better place.
December 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Had a nice birthday, felt very affirmed about my life, energized about creative projects. 2020-2025 has been very hard for me. And while the world is still a shit show, I do feel like in the past 12 months I’ve gotten to a better place.
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across all the variations: the Baum novel, the original film, the Wiz, Wicked (the book), Wicked (the musical), the Great and Terrible, Wicked (the film), Tin Man, the common theme that unites them all is “Americans are especially susceptible to propaganda from conmen and shysters”
One of the things about the Wizard of Oz, and the Oz series in general, is that it's arguably the first big fantasy series heavily steeped in Americana.
one of the core myths of American stories and art. i really enjoyed the documentary “Lynch/Oz” which came out a few years ago, about the ways WoO shows ups in Lynch’s works
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
across all the variations: the Baum novel, the original film, the Wiz, Wicked (the book), Wicked (the musical), the Great and Terrible, Wicked (the film), Tin Man, the common theme that unites them all is “Americans are especially susceptible to propaganda from conmen and shysters”
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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Ryan Coogler said part of his influence for making Sinners was a childhood love for the Disney movie “Luck of the Irish” and let me tell you…he is so real for that.
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Ryan Coogler said part of his influence for making Sinners was a childhood love for the Disney movie “Luck of the Irish” and let me tell you…he is so real for that.
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It's been a political masterclass from Pope Leo, frankly. I think he was tired of Trump and MAGA co-opting Christianity and said let's get in there and make it an us vs them situation. Make the administration be versus the church. It's smart.
lolol these fucks. you're catholic! the pope is infallible! you don't like that, go be an evangelical, which is what you really want to be.
Trump’s border czar rebukes US bishops over immigration stance
Tom Homan, a self-described 'lifelong Catholic', has launched a sharp attack on the US Conference of Catholic Bishops after they issued a collective statement raising concerns over the Trump administr...
thecatholicherald.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
It's been a political masterclass from Pope Leo, frankly. I think he was tired of Trump and MAGA co-opting Christianity and said let's get in there and make it an us vs them situation. Make the administration be versus the church. It's smart.
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I am a writer even if I don't write every day
November 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I am a writer even if I don't write every day